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TV is so often a parent’s good friend, keeping kids happily occupied so the grownups can cook dinner, answer the phone, or take

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问题     TV is so often a parent’s good friend, keeping kids happily occupied so the grownups can cook dinner, answer the phone, or take a shower. But【C1】______that electronic babysitter is not an educational【C2】______According to a recent research, babies who watch TV are more likely to have【C3】______cognitive development and language at 14 months, 【C4】______if they’re watching programs【C5】______for adults and older children. It’s surprising that TV-watching made a【C6】______at such a tender age.
    This new study【C7】______259 lower-income families in New York, most of whom spoke Spanish as their【C8】______language at home. Other studies examining higher-income families have come to the【C9】______conclusion: TV watching not only isn’t educational, but it seems to 【C10】______babies’ development.
    Babies who watched 60 minutes of TV daily had developmental【C11】______one-third lower at 14 months than babies who weren’t watching that much TV. The【C12】______may be due to the fact that when kids and parents are watching TV, they’re【C13】______talking, playing, and interactions that are【C14】______to learning and development.
    But what about "【C15】______" TV, like Sesame Street? The researchers didn’t find any pluses or minuses when【C16】______to non-educational programs designed for small children, like Sponge-Bob SquarePants. 【C17】______research by some of the same scientists has found that parents whose children watch non-educational TV programs like SpongeBob SquarePants spend 【C18】______time reading to their children or teaching them. The latest study of educational TV programs like Sesame Street adds more【C19】______to a recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics that babies under age【C20】______watch no TV at all.
【C13】
选项 A、figuring out
B、working out
C、missing out
D、missing out on
答案D
解析 上句提到婴儿看电视会影响发育指数。这一句解释其原因，认为当小孩和大人看电视时，他们错过了交谈、玩耍和互动的机会，因此选D项missing out on“失去获得利益或获得乐趣的机会，错过”。
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